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How to Interact with Audiences, Part Five

Nick Morgan2023-11-14T13:54:03-05:00November 14, 2023|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Emotion|

This is the fifth of a six-part series. One of the consistent surprises for me in the keynote speaking world ...

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What Is a Keynote Speech?

Nick Morgan2019-08-19T07:05:20-05:00August 20, 2019|Event Planning and Management, Public Words, Speech Writing|

What is a keynote speech?  That’s not a trick question.  I ask because keynote speeches take so many forms it ...

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What Should the Role of Speaker Bureaus Be in 2017?

Nick Morgan2017-07-25T04:00:27-05:00July 25, 2017|Branding, Community Building, Current Affairs, Event Planning and Management, Platform, Speaker Bureaus, Speaker Marketing, Successful Speakers|

Ever since the Internet blew apart the old analogue job of speaker bureaus – to present speakers to their buyers, the meeting ...

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Q and A with Lee Richter

Nick Morgan2017-05-23T04:00:13-05:00May 23, 2017|Community Building, Current Affairs, Event Planning and Management, Speaker Bureaus, Speaker Marketing|

I’m taking a break this week from my work on the principles of public speaking to post a couple of ...

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Should You Become a Professional Speaker This Year?

Nick Morgan2017-01-10T04:00:12-05:00January 10, 2017|Community Building, Current Affairs, Platform, Speaker Bureaus, Speaker Marketing, Successful Speakers|

Is this the year you become a professional public speaker?  And if you’re interested in the idea, what are the ...

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What Public Speakers Get Wrong And Audiences Need

Nick Morgan2016-08-25T05:00:29-05:00August 25, 2016|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Content/Writing, Current Affairs, Event Planning and Management, Speaker Bureaus, Speech Writing, Storytelling, Successful Speakers|

It’s been nagging at me for some time now that the speaking business is changing, because audiences are changing, and ...

What Happens When Speeches Go Wrong?

Nick Morgan2015-10-20T13:04:20-05:00October 20, 2015|Audience Interaction, Authenticity, Content/Writing, Event Planning and Management, Successful Speakers, When Things Go Wrong|

When speeches go wrong, most often it’s the speaker who gets the blame. But a better way of thinking about ...

How to Get Hired as a Speaker in 2014

Nick Morgan2014-01-30T07:00:14-05:00January 30, 2014|Platform, Speaker Marketing|

Most speakers who market their services are going about it in the wrong way.  Start from the idea that the ...

What Questions Should You Ask to Prepare a Speech?

Nick Morgan2011-08-31T17:34:36-05:00August 31, 2011|Event Planning and Management, Speech Writing|

What questions should you ask a host or meeting planner when you’re preparing a speech?  Good research means a good ...

A Speakers’ Bureau That Gets It When Many Don’t

Nick Morgan2010-08-17T15:20:31-05:00August 17, 2010|Event Planning and Management, Speaker Bureaus, Speaker Marketing|

The world of speakers’ bureaus in 2010 – after the economic crash – is a perilous one.  A number of ...